No. Way. And he managed to make it just as unfunny as the rest of the show? That's what you call talent. Come on Liam, take a step back and see it for the humourless, talentless, brainless comedy that it is.
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No. Way. And he managed to make it just as unfunny as the rest of the show? That's what you call talent. Come on Liam, take a step back and see it for the humourless, talentless, brainless comedy that it is.
Please, tell me more about your opinions on HIMYM.
No. Way. And he managed to make it just as unfunny as the rest of the show? That's what you call talent. Come on Liam, take a step back and see it for the humourless, talentless, brainless comedy that it is.
Have you even seen the episode?
"Segel said the original script had Lily saying she was pregnant, but on the scene's actual shooting day, the producers revealed that the scene will turn out differently. He and Hannigan worked out a plan wherein Segel would only know that his cue to react would be on Hannigan finishing her line with the word "it". The scene was done in only one take."
Yes, that sounds like a quote from reliable, unbiased sources.
Liam are you taking the piss?
Yes, it took me until about season 6 and a bit of growing up to realise it's a crap show. I'm just trying to speed up the process with you. Seriously, that quote you've just given...that's not impressive. If you want to watch genuinely funny family-fun type sitcom then watch Arrested Development. If you want quality improv watch Curb. HIMYM has neither and the writing has never been good at any point, there was no dip in quality, it's just people are tired of the cheap humour and formulaic nature of it all. Can't believe some of you still watch it even though you know it's crap.
I've half watched the last bunch while the missus watches it. That scene in the last one where they discover the crazy chick is a cop and launch into The Departed impressions was yet another ridiculous example of their 'in jokes' that come from nowhere and we're supposed to just accept as realistic.
Obviously discovering someone you know is a police officer happens so often that you have a go-to gag for the situation.
Obviously discovering someone you know is a police officer happens so often that you have a go-to gag for the situation.
OK. I think Robin is the one, for me.
You've told me to watch AD before, and I do. I think it's the funniest comedy I've ever watched. HIMYM is more along the lines of the easily watchable TBBT, Friends and Scrubs. Barring TBBT which is got shitter I love the others.
You'll soon realise they're all painfully plain. I love Friends but only as a memory...as a comedy it's just so uninspired.
Problem with shows like these is that there's nothing intelligent about the comedy they offer. It's cheap and fun and while there's nothing wrong with it, the novelty that any and all characters that they have bring to the table wears off after a couple of seasons or so. Was the case with Friends, is the case with HIMYM. While some characters on these shows are eternally annoying i.e. Ted or Ross or the mother of them all, Alan on two and a half men.
I think the reason they are successful is that they are so bland and unchallenging? Like Corrie.
Ted's pretty much a dick. There's an episode where he has this epiphany that his friends stop him from being a pretentious tosser.
Really? They're not doing a very good job of it then, are they?
Really? They're not doing a very good job of it then, are they?
Probably. I liked HIMYM for Barney and Robin for the first couple of seasons but as soon as the novelty wore off, they started to seem repetitive and the others who were already annoying became unbearable after that which is when I stopped watching. Same was the case with Friends for me. Watched the first 3 seasons and a bit, I think.
EDIT: In fact, I think Robin might be the only character on HIMYM who wasn't such a pussy. Certainly had more balls than Ted and the big dude. It was the case then, don't know if it's still the same.
I think there's a familiarity to it as well. I grew up watching Friends with my family so something marketed as "Friends with ...." naturally appealed to me as a 14/15 year old. Likewise so many women will have their mums watching Corrie and the rest so it just becomes part of their daily routine, you don't question why you watch it even though deep down you know it's bland.
Anyone seen the latest episode?
Yep. Not much to report on the mother front.
Turned into a half decent episode. Still worse than it was, but decent for the new standard. The mother almost certainly won't be met until the end of S9. I might just let them pile up for a bit now, and watch them all when this season ends.
Yep I must admit I more or less enjoyed that one, it was ok. There was the usual meh crap, but there were also some very funny parts. Barney's mini monologue about threesomes had me in stitches.
I hated it! I even skipped through most of it. Lily was actually quite fit back in the early seasons. Now she's just a fat member of Band Camp.
you mean 8?
cause last I heard this was the last season of the show.
Lily was a hawt mama in season 2, got increasingly harder to "like" that way since.
Nope, one more left, which will be the last.
Maybe the next series they may actually have a story to tell rather than pulling teeth like they are in this series!
Jesus Christ, are you grumpy old gits actually telling someone what they should think is funny or not? I adore Arrested Development, but I still enjoy HIMYM. How some of you are able to be so arrogant at times is beyond belief. (Aimed at most of the posts at the very beginning of this thread).
Yeah Brwned, so feck you.
Enjoyable episode. They also appeared to have all five characters taking the piss out of Downton Abbey, which I also approve of.
It's a pretty bland show in truth, which doesn't in the slightest deter me from watching it. I don't rush to download episodes, or watch it religiously. I've no idea even what series i've watched, but as something to flick on when I come home from work, E4 has this, Scrubs and Big Bang, and they're all just easy watching for an hour or two.
None of them a patch on Arrested Development, but still watchable.
None of them a patch on Arrested Development, but still watchable.
You're probably at the stage I was with Big Bang a few months ago. It was just easy watching. But I've watched this for years now. It's probably what being a fanboi is like.
You want to get a life Liam, and stop religiously watching absolute shite.
Nah, if you like it then watch away, never listen to what anyone says. It might not be as intelligent as some other shows, or as funny, but if you like it then so what?
You sad bastard.
Nah, if you like it then watch away, never listen to what anyone says. It might not be as intelligent as some other shows, or as funny, but if you like it then so what?
You sad bastard.
Quite good episode. Robin not screaming and Lily+Marshall not being annoying feckwits helps a lot. Seemed more like one of the older episodes in many ways - particularly with all the things Barney had installed in the apartment.
Why are people lumping Scrubs in with laugh-box shite like HIMYM, TBBT and Two and a Half Twats?
Its far better than those three in every single way. Better humor, better characters, actually has some episodes with real ethical dilemmas instead of inane superficial crap issues every week, and no fecking laugter machines.
Its far better than those three in every single way. Better humor, better characters, actually has some episodes with real ethical dilemmas instead of inane superficial crap issues every week, and no fecking laugter machines.
Yeah, Scrubs was a very good show back in the day.
Like many American sitcoms though, it went very downfill after 4-5 seasons, once Heather Graham came into it.
Like many American sitcoms though, it went very downfill after 4-5 seasons, once Heather Graham came into it.
Scrubs interns (or whatever it was called) remains one of the worst comedies I have seen however. Ruined what was a great ending to the series.
let's not speak of such things.
That doesnt count as Scrubs! God that black guy infuriated me, what a terrible actor.
Heather Graham was in the fourth, and best season. Went downhil the very second Kim came into it. You could feel it. Was like a wind.
I think you'd like louie Liam
Yeah, it was far superior, but then took a bit of a nose dive. I wasn't really grouping them in together in terms of quality, just that in the UK they're all on at around home from work time on the same channel.
I agree Scrubs took a dive, but theres hardly any comedy that doesnt after around 4-5 seasons. Its so hard to keep the shows fresh and stop the characters from either becoming stale or ridiculously exaggerated. Seinfeld is of course an exception. The only recent one I can think of thats held the same standard through many seasons is Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia.
Difference between those aforementioned shows is that Scrubs started out as an excellent show and then dove into mediocrity but still with a few gems. Shows like HIMYM and TBBT started out good and dove into utter crap after ~4 seasons.
Two and a Half Men got stale after 1 season. They really have the same 3 storylines and jokes every episode: Charlie gambles, drinks and gets laid, the fat kid is rude, Alan is pathetic and whiny.
Difference between those aforementioned shows is that Scrubs started out as an excellent show and then dove into mediocrity but still with a few gems. Shows like HIMYM and TBBT started out good and dove into utter crap after ~4 seasons.
Two and a Half Men got stale after 1 season. They really have the same 3 storylines and jokes every episode: Charlie gambles, drinks and gets laid, the fat kid is rude, Alan is pathetic and whiny.